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Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Come Alive (Experiment in Terror, #7) by Karina Halle

It’s
one thing to bring the woman you love back into your life. It’s
another to try and keep her there. For Dex Foray, con­vinc­ing Perry
Palomino to open her­self to their bur­geon­ing rela­tion­ship has been
more chal­leng­ing than hunt­ing ghosts, bat­tling demons and
stalk­ing Sasquatch com­bined.

Add
in the fact that the only way they can keep their Exper­i­ment in
Ter­ror show run­ning is to take on a third part­ner in the form of the
mys­te­ri­ous Max­imus Jacobs — all while inves­ti­gat­ing a sin­is­ter
voodoo sect in New Orleans — and you’ve got the per­fect South­ern
storm and a recipe for dis­as­ter.

Luck­ily, Dex has never been one to back down, even when his life –and heart — are on the line.

FINAL RATING: ★★★★★★/★★★★★

Summer's, HELL, 2013's most anticipated release, hit me with awesomeness, deliciousness and DEXINESS. Yes, Dex Foray is a verb, noun and subject by himself! Crazy, funny, addictive and heart breaking, sinking, falling, drowning, good, wonderful, delicious, scary. Everything I hoped for... But I am sorry, I got ahead of myself; let's take it from the beginning.

All began with paranormal and all leads straight back to it...

Dex & Perry amateur ghost-hunters, show runners,
haunted and betrayed have survived ghosts, demons, Sasquatch, family,
their own nightmares and fears, crippling emotions and a love that
defines them.

“That is life. Real life is grey.”

Now, returning from a horrible experience and Dex having laid his soul
bare to Perry, they will travel to New Orleans with an unexpected and
unwelcome chaperone.

There, they will deal with a new kind of nightmare
and a truth about destiny that will threaten their relationship. It will
take more than courage and sarcasm to COME back ALIVE. It will take
LOVE.

This book will take you for a wild ride, to Dex' chaos of a mind, making
you falling deeper and deeper, irrevocably in love with the sexy beast,
the beautiful bastard, the one and only DEX FORAY.

I can't possibly comment on everything that happens in 436 pages. I will tell you, that you will be scared shitless, not only because of the horror aspect of the story,

Voodoo

freaking Zombies

AND the expected ghosts

but also because of the injustice inflicted upon our favourite heroes.
Fighting heaven and hell for the right to be together, when they just
started to make sense. They can't have enough of each other and they
can't take a break. Dex will have a hell of a decision to make and Perry
will have to trust him enough to admit what she always tried to hide
beneath stolen glances and heartbreak and trust him again with her
heart.

*spoiler alert*

“I love you, I’ve loved you from the very
start. And…sometimes I think I can’t possibly love you more. And then I
do. You fill me up and break my own heart open, you know? It just
creates more room. There is no limit. I love you, I love you, I love you
and I’ll die saying it because I was born to feel it. I am in love with
you, you wonderful, funny, handsome man.”

*end of spoiler*

I bow to the Brilliance that is Karina Halle.
It take guts to pull through a series like that. But more, it takes
passion to draw out these characters.

To make us care for them, despair
and cry along them. Fall in love with Dex, be best friends with Perry
and I-kid-you-not, understand and sympathize with an auburn-haired snatchslinger. WOMAN, YOU ARE AMAZING!

A special mention, lots of love, hugs and kisses for an amazing buddy
read to my bestest friends, awesome ladies and Dex afficionados:Kristalia ♦ Vilda ♦ Joana ♦ Debra ♦ (it all started with them...)